Paterno's Son Refutes NYT Story

[Upstate]

ScottPaterno Scott Paterno

NYT report premature. No discussions about retirement with JVP.

 

[Ghost]

Is he on the board? I think they're planning it, not talking to JoePa about it.

 

[N.Y. Orangeman]

That's because he's going to be fired, Scott.

 

[Upstate]

He is an attorney and political strategist. Not sure if he's on the board.

 

[Ghost]

And apparently he's "working on" setting up an off campus press conference for pops - PSU would lose it if that happens.


David_LaTorre David La Torre

@ScottPaterno if you are handling his media -- and if Joe wants to address these accusations -- hold your own presser off campus. #PSU
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@ScottPaterno Scott Paterno


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@David_LaTorre working on it.

19 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone

 

[Upstate]

New reports say that Scott is setting up a press conference for JoePa at an off-campus location.

 

[cuseguy]

New reports say that Scott is setting up a press conference for JoePa at an off-campus location.

Not as long as he's employee of the university. If they fire him today, I suppose he could hold a press conference. But what would be the point?

 

[Orangello]

ScottPaterno Scott Paterno

NYT report premature. No discussions about retirement with JVP.

What the hell is this, Charlie McCarthy and his ventriloquist ?

 

[Scooch]

Joe is incapable of coherrently speaking for himself.

His son is trying to salvage his family name.

It won't work.

 

[BlackKnight76]

This is going to turn into Joe Pa vs. PSU.

Unreal.

 

[Scooch]

This is going to turn into Joe Pa vs. PSU.

Unreal.

Ironically, it's been JoePa vs. PSU for over a decade now.

 

[orangenirvana]

Joe is incapable of coherrently speaking for himself.

That's what he and his peeps will want you to believe. It's a good defense.

"Who? What? I'm an old man! How was I to know what was happening? I'm just a figure-head coach!"

Kind of like when Uncle Leo got caught stealing books.

 

[Scooch]

That's what he and his peeps will want you to believe. It's a good defense.

"Who? What? I'm an old man! How was I to know what was happening? I'm just a figure-head coach!"

Kind of like when Uncle Leo got caught stealing books.

It's true now. He's a frail old man who barely makes sense when he speaks.

In 1998? In 2002? He was still sharp and had the faculties to address this inhuman behavior.

But at this point the guy is a confused old man who can't talk his way out of a paper bag.

 

[JoeCollege]

Joe Paterno = Junior Soprano?

 

[Orangello]

It's true now. He's a frail old man who barely makes sense when he speaks.

In 1998? In 2002? He was still sharp and had the faculties to address this inhuman behavior.

But at this point the guy is a confused old man who can't talk his way out of a paper bag.

Jerry ? Jerry who ? Why the hell did she give me tuna for lunch it always give me gas.

 

[cuseincincy]

I commented a few weeks ago after ESPN showed JoePa's pep rally speach that I thought he was going to yell at the kids to keep off his lawn at any moment. The players reactions were "Hey look, its Coach Paterno, like they'd never seen him before." We may now find out how little he has had to do with the program the past few years. But I would agree, in 2002 he was coherent enough to be held responsbile for not reporting it to the police, or at least making sure it had been done. If the Paterno family continues to fight this it will end very very ugly. If he were to resign, state I did what I had to do, but I should have done more. We all should have done more and I'm sorry to the families etc. Then Joe Pa and his family could save his legacy. Instead my money is on them running it into the ground by claiming he was not responsible.